Compare, Contrast, Comprehend: Using Compare--Contrast Text Structures With ELLs in K--3 Classrooms.

The article discusses the reading needs of English Language Learner (ELL) students in primary grades. A description of a reading lesson comparing and contrasting spiders with insects is given. The reasons why the ELL students struggled with the lesson are explored including their unfamiliarity with...

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Publicado en:Reading Teacher Vol. 63; no. 2; pp. 132 - 142
Autores principales: Dreher, Mariam Jean, Gray, Jennifer Letcher
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Oct2009
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